Service bulletin BC5198961001
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 50475 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1997-04-24 |
| Manufacturer's number | BC5198961001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1996-10-01 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER |
NHTSA's summary
IMPROVED REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE A LOW TONE RATTLING NOISE OR WHOOSH SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 25 MPH & GOING OVER SMALL TO MODERATE BUMPS. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Suspension, Shocks and struts
| FORD AEROSTAR | |
|---|---|
| FORD ASPIRE | |
| FORD BRONCO | |
| FORD BRONCO II | |
| FORD CONTOUR | |
| FORD CROWN VICTORIA | |
| FORD E SERIES | |
| FORD E-150 | 1998 |
| FORD E150 | |
| FORD E250 | |
| FORD ECONOLINE | |
| FORD ESCORT | |
| FORD EXPEDITION | |
| FORD EXPLORER | |
| FORD F SERIES | |
| FORD F SERIES (LIGHT) | |
| FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM) | |
| FORD F SUPER DUTY | |
| FORD F150 | |
| FORD F250 | |
| FORD F350 | |
| FORD F47 | |
| FORD LTD | |
| FORD MUSTANG | |
| FORD PROBE | |
| FORD RANGER | |
| FORD TAURUS | |
| FORD TEMPO | |
| FORD THUNDERBIRD | |
| FORD WINDSTAR | |
| LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | |
| LINCOLN MARK VIII | (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| LINCOLN TOWN CAR | |
| MERCURY COUGAR | |
| MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS | |
| MERCURY MARQUIS | |
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | |
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | |
| MERCURY SABLE | |
| MERCURY TOPAZ | |
| MERCURY TRACER | |
| MERCURY VILLAGER |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.